Lorry driver given 9 points and told to pay £750 after...
A lorry driver has been ordered to pay £750 and was given nine penalty points on his licence for causing a crash which blocked the A130 at Chelmsford.Three people were injured and six vehicles were...
View ArticleEssex Regiment Way blocked after three vehicle crash
Essex Regiment Way was blocked after a three vehicle smash this evening. The road was partially blocked at the junction of White Hart Lane due to an accident involving three vehicles. The A130 saw one...
View ArticleOver 40 drivers to be prosecuted for filming at Thurrock M25...
More than 40 drivers are to be prosecuted after being seen filming or slowing down to look at the scene of a serious crash on the M25 near Thurrock. A lorry driver was injured and trapped in his cab...
View ArticleIs my train running? Abellio Greater Anglia, c2c and Tube...
Are you trying to head into and around London this weekend? We're got a round-up here of the engineering works going on the railways in Essex and TfL network. Abellio Greater AngliaColchester – London...
View ArticlePICTURE: Four fire crews tackle vehicle blaze on M11 near...
Four fire engines were called to tackle a vehicle alight on the M11 near Stansted this afternoon.Crews from Stansted, Newport and Saffron Walden were called at 3.46pm to the southbound carriageway...
View ArticleEssex revellers to feel benefit as 24-hour London Underground...
If you like having a late-night party in London, then you're in luck – as the Tube lines that will be running for 24 hours on weekends from September have now been released as a map.The new London...
View ArticlePolice seeking witnesses in Marks Farm roundabout crash near...
Police are looking for witnesses to the road crash that happened in heavy traffic near Braintree last Friday, when a car and a motorbike collided.The incident happened on the A131 near Marks Farm...
View ArticleGreater Anglia rail delays in Essex after person hit by train at...
Train services through Kelvedon in Essex could be disrupted until 9pm this evening after a person was hit by a train at the station. UPDATE: As of 6.04pm, all lines are open. The person was hit by the...
View ArticleThreatened rail strike averted as unions accept pay deal
Commuters in Essex can take a sigh of relief today as a strike threatened for later this month will no longer go ahead. Members of unions RMT, TSSA and Unite have voted to accept National Rail's offer...
View ArticleFour drivers get away with speeding at 140mph on A12 due to...
FOUR reckless motorists will not be punished for tearing along the A12 at up to 140mph due to technical errors with average speed cameras.Vehicles were clocked at 136mph at 4.05pm on Wednesday,...
View ArticleHeatwave could bring train misery as tracks might 'buckle' in...
Commuters in Essex have been warned they could face heavy delays on the trains this week as tracks could 'buckle' due to the scorching heat. The mercury is predicted to hit 30C today, soaring to a...
View ArticleSecond runway at Stansted Airport 'inevitable' after 2033, says...
Stansted Airport opening a second runway in the next 20 years is an unavoidable and inevitable course of action, according to Essex County Council leader David Finch.In the last year alone, the number...
View ArticleThree car crash on A130 White Hart Lane in Chelmsford causes long...
A three-car crash has caused travel chaos in Chelmsford this morning. The smash happened by the entrance to New Hall School at around 8.50am on White Hart Lane in Springfield. A blue Ford Fiesta, a...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Man in "life-threatening condition"...
A man is fighting for his life after being struck by a car in Rainsford Road, Chelmsford.The incident involved a red Volkswagen Golf and a man in his 50s, and has closed the road near the Globe pub and...
View ArticleVIDEO: Man fighting for his life after being hit by a car in...
A man in his 50s is in a life-threatening condition after being hit a car in Rainsford Road this evening. The road has been closed near the Globe pub and Primrose Hill, with the patient taken to the...
View Article102 drivers arrested in Essex Police's push on drink and drug...
102 drivers were arrested during Essex Police's Summer Anti-Drink and Drug Driving Campaign last month. Officers were out across the county in June taking a zero tolerance approach to drivers who put...
View ArticleOne lane closed on M11 due to overturned car
One lane of the M11 has been closed due to an overturned vehicle. The Northbound carriageway will suffer from delays after a car flipped onto its roof. The lane has been closed between J8 (A120) and J9...
View ArticleThree men arrested after 15-year-old girl injured in M11 crash
Police have arrested three men on suspicion of dangerous driving, people trafficking and immigration offences following a road traffic collision on the M11 this morning.Police were called at 5.15am on...
View ArticlePolice cordon off Anglia Ruskin University as air ambulance takes...
A section of the Anglia Ruskin University has been cordoned off by police and a person has been flown to hospital by air ambulance. The incident, which remains unclear, happened at around 4pm today and...
View ArticleCrumbling bridge at Witham causes train cancellations and delays
Abellio Greater Anglia are warning passengers of long delays and cancelled trips due to a crumbling bridge at Witham. Customers are being advised to avoid travelling between Chelmsford and Colchester....
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